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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
Hosted by Vox Media Podcast Network · EN
Stand up comedian and lifelong cynic Gianmarco Soresi interviews people more famous than him about all the downsides to their life. If you like looking on the bright side of life, f*ck off. This is a podcast where complaining is encouraged, negativity celebrated and silver linings debunked. Misery loves company and when Gianmarco is with company he loves talking about their miseries. You can follow @gianmarcosoresi on all social platforms.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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#388 Hit In the Head By a Horse with Laura Benanti
1w ago01:37:06Tap to summarizeBroadway Royalty Laura Benanti joins to share the downsides of not being recognized in public, taking a break from Broadway, getting doxxed for doing an impression of Melania Trump, blacking out after getting drinks with Patti Lupone, and why deep-plane facelifts have gotta stop. Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok Follow Laura Benanti on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok See Laura Benanti's show, "Nobody Cares," in a city near you: https://www.laurabenanti.com/ Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares is a hilarious, unfiltered one-woman show that's part stand-up, part storytelling, part original music. -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#387 Giving Birth On The New Jersey Turnpike (Patreon Excerpt)
2w ago00:13:10Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by friend of the pod Alex Fast to share the downsides of helping your wife deliver your baby on the side of the New Jersey turnpike. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside Follow Alex Fast on Instagram --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#386 Corpse Kisses with Jourdain Fisher
2w ago01:43:19Tap to summarizeComedian Jourdain Fisher joins to share the downsides of experiencing a long distance custody arrangement, becoming a stand up comedian at 17 years old, celebrating Halloween for the first time in college, being around dead people in your grandfather’s funeral home, and why email surveys have gotta stop. Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok Follow Jourdain Fisher on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok See Jourdain Fisher in a city near you: https://foms.me/jourdain/america.html Watch Jourdain Fisher's new special, "Bits & Pieces" on YouTube -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#385 Beach Proposal Gone Wrong (Patreon Excerpt)
3w ago00:18:34Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by friend of the pod Chris Cafero to share the downsides of having a memorable proposal for all the right and wrong reasons. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside Follow Chris Cafero on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#384 Jimmy Awards Cosplay with Matt Rogers
3w ago01:46:20Tap to summarizeComedian and pop culture expert Matt Rogers (Las Culturistas) joins to share the downsides of imagining losing the Jimmy Awards, growing up playing sports as a closeted “metrosexual,” being in your bitch era, what it takes to host a podcast with your friend, and why “pushing through” has gotta stop. Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok Follow Matt Rogers on Instagram Listen to Las Culturistas on Spotify & Apple Podcasts Watch the Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2026 on Peacock -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#383 JD Vance Loves Care Bears (Patreon Excerpt)
4w ago00:10:45Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of Usha and JD Vance’s bizarre story time. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#382 Folding Like Lawn Chairs with Ali Siddiq
4w ago01:42:06Tap to summarizeComedian Ali Siddiq joins to share the downsides of having street smarts, getting your parents to sign their divorce papers, becoming a comedian before social media existed, paying your dues, and why comedians rushing through their careers has gotta stop. Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok Follow Ali Siddiq on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X, and TikTok Watch Ali Siddiq's new special, My Father, out now on his YouTube channel See Ali Siddiq live in a city near you: https://alisiddiq.com/ -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#381 Actors Were Duped To Play Zombies in a Pro-Landlord Rally (Patreon Excerpt)
Jun 2000:10:09Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of greedy landlords who hired actors to play zombies in a protest against a proposed rent freeze in NYC. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#380 The Lib’s Finisher with Simone Garcia Johnson
Jun 1601:47:00Tap to summarizePro wrestler Simone Garcia Johnson joins to share the downsides of growing up with no junk food in the house, following in the footsteps of your dad (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) to become a fourth generation wrestler, the parallels between theater and wrestling, and why Ubering in Teslas has gotta stop. Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok Follow Simone Garcia Johnson on Instagram Follow Simone's and Tatiana's travel adventures on Instagram & TikTok -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#379 Grace Reiter Is Ready To Spill the Tea (Patreon Excerpt)
Jun 1300:09:51Tap to summarizeIn this Gianmarco-free Patreon exclusive excerpt, friend of the pod Grace Reiter returns with Russell to share the downsides of NYC's lack of drive thrus and the culture shock that ensued moving there from Wisconsin. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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